Kodi 15.0 Isengard Beta 2 Released

Kodi 15.0 Isengard has reached another milestone with the release of Beta 2. Team Kodi have detailed a number of key improvements in their blog post.

Database Clean-Up

Kodi 15.0 Isengard Beta 2 will do a one-time cleanup of the MySQL database. This is due to the build up of garbage data over time, such as duplicates caused by unexpected formatting of data from TheMovieDB and TheTVdb.

Refresh Rate Switching (Android)

One of the biggest drawbacks of Android as a HTPC platform has been its inability to match the refresh rate to a video’s framerate. For devices on Android 5.0 and above, there is a way of setting a “preferred” refresh-rate. However, support of this function depends on your device’s firmware. If you’re lucky enough to have a device that supports it, just enable it via Settings>Video>Playback>Adjust display refresh rate”. Please note, you may need to to change your settings level to see the option.

4K Playback (Android)

While many would argue there is a lack of 4K content, its presence is growing. NVIDIA have helped Team Kodi to get both the UI and Video Playback to render [email protected] on supported devices.

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